Ireland votes yes to gay marriage!

Ireland has become the first country in the world to approve gay marriage by popular vote with 62% voting ‘yes’.

The voter turnout was 60%, which was higher than expected.

In a country where the majority of its people identify themselves as Catholic, the legalisation of gay marriage represents a significant shift in the views of its people. In fact, homosexuality was banned up until 1993!

All of Ireland’s major political parties supported the amendment of the constitutional definition of marriage.

Ireland will be the 19th country in the world to legalise gay marriage and the 14th in Europe.